What color is #73665A?

#73665A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73665A?

The RGB value is 115, 102, 90: 115 red, 102 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73665A?

The complementary color is #5A6773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73665A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73665A color

#73665A rgb(115, 102, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #73665A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 40% green and 35.3% blue (115, 102, 90).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 12% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 22% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Granite (#746A5E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#73665A color codes

HEX	`#73665A`
RGB	`rgb(115, 102, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 40%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 12%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 22%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 22%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.07, 3.03, 8.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.07, 9.18, 70.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.667, 13.886, 11.631)`
Decimal	`7562842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73665A, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #73665A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#73665A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #73665A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73665a; }
.text { color: #73665a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73665a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 102 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73665a, #73735a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #73665A?: #73665A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73665A?: The RGB value is 115, 102, 90: 115 red, 102 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73665A?: The complementary color is #5A6773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73665A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.